Big G
Member
Afternoon everyone,
I'm about to start experimenting with sources of adding co2 to my new(ish) tank.
I have a 2ltr , all-in-one shiny cannister on it's way from Amazon which runs on citric acid, baking soda and water. It has a single stage regulator and bubble counter/non-return valve built in but no solenoid. (Weehey version I think)
My plan is to aim for what might be considered a sub-optimal co2 rate just to slightly assist / make available to the plants in the event that it is currently the limiting factor. I will use a steel u pipe/ diffuser disk arrangement ....for now.
There's no fauna in the tank yet as it's broadly silent cycling....slightly nudged by the odd pinch of fish flake food in the filter chamber.
I'm pretty sure I watched a George Farmer video that said it's possible to take a standard, ready mixed 4dKh solution and dilute it 1:1 to produce a 2dKh solution so I get a green-reagent effect at , very roughly, 15ppm when used in a conventional glass drop checker. For the life of me I cannot find it nor anything other than the most oblique references to this technique anywhere.
I'm pretty sure the diluting solution must be distilled or r/o water but again, can't find it
Could anyone confirm that this technique is indeed 'a thing' and if it needs distilled water (which I have) or r/o water (that I might be able to buy a small amount of from my LFS)?
Looking at a man whose learning curve in this pasttime is rising faster than it has ever done before and my nog hurts. From, ' Who is this Takashi Amano chap?' to 'Allelology with Diana Walstad' in less than a month. I'm completely absorbed by this.
Help appreciated, apologies for long preamble. Kind regards,
MG
I'm about to start experimenting with sources of adding co2 to my new(ish) tank.
I have a 2ltr , all-in-one shiny cannister on it's way from Amazon which runs on citric acid, baking soda and water. It has a single stage regulator and bubble counter/non-return valve built in but no solenoid. (Weehey version I think)
My plan is to aim for what might be considered a sub-optimal co2 rate just to slightly assist / make available to the plants in the event that it is currently the limiting factor. I will use a steel u pipe/ diffuser disk arrangement ....for now.
There's no fauna in the tank yet as it's broadly silent cycling....slightly nudged by the odd pinch of fish flake food in the filter chamber.
I'm pretty sure I watched a George Farmer video that said it's possible to take a standard, ready mixed 4dKh solution and dilute it 1:1 to produce a 2dKh solution so I get a green-reagent effect at , very roughly, 15ppm when used in a conventional glass drop checker. For the life of me I cannot find it nor anything other than the most oblique references to this technique anywhere.
I'm pretty sure the diluting solution must be distilled or r/o water but again, can't find it
Could anyone confirm that this technique is indeed 'a thing' and if it needs distilled water (which I have) or r/o water (that I might be able to buy a small amount of from my LFS)?
Looking at a man whose learning curve in this pasttime is rising faster than it has ever done before and my nog hurts. From, ' Who is this Takashi Amano chap?' to 'Allelology with Diana Walstad' in less than a month. I'm completely absorbed by this.
Help appreciated, apologies for long preamble. Kind regards,
MG